# Hide Google AI Overviews

> Hide annoying Google AI Overviews.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/hide-google-ai-overviews](https://chrome-stats.com/d/hide-google-ai-overviews)

## Overview

- **ID:** `hide-google-ai-overviews`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Zbarnz
- **Category:** privacy-security,search-tools
- **Daily users:** 48,975
- **Weekly downloads:** 992
- **Rating:** 3.47 / 5 (254 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.6.6
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-29
- **First published:** 2024-08-29
- **Size:** 22 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/hide-google-ai-overviews/)
- **Website:** [https://zachbarnes.dev](https://zachbarnes.dev/)

## Description

## Hide Google AI Overviews

Tired of AI-powered summaries cluttering your Google search results? The Hide Google AI Overviews Chrome extension offers a simple solution by removing these AI-generated overviews, returning your search interface to a clean and traditional layout. This enhances your browsing experience by focusing solely on the results you care about without distractions.

This open-source extension prioritizes your privacy and user control. Check out the source code or contribute to the project on GitHub to ensure transparency and ongoing improvements.

Experience Google search the way you prefer — streamlined and distraction-free with Hide Google AI Overviews.

## Rankings

- #331 — Overall
- #34 — Search Tools
- #81 — Privacy & Security
- #5 — ai
- #6 — google
- #7 — appreciate

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `scripting`
- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `*://*.google.com/search*`
- `*://*.google.ad/search*`
- `*://*.google.ae/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.af/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.ag/search*`
- `*://*.google.al/search*`
- `*://*.google.am/search*`
- `*://*.google.co.ao/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.ar/search*`
- `*://*.google.as/search*`
- `*://*.google.at/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.au/search*`
- `*://*.google.az/search*`
- `*://*.google.ba/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.bd/search*`
- `*://*.google.be/search*`
- `*://*.google.bf/search*`
- `*://*.google.bg/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.bh/search*`
- `*://*.google.bi/search*`
- `*://*.google.bj/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.bn/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.bo/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.br/search*`
- `*://*.google.bs/search*`
- `*://*.google.bt/search*`
- `*://*.google.co.bw/search*`
- `*://*.google.by/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.bz/search*`
- `*://*.google.ca/search*`
- `*://*.google.cd/search*`
- `*://*.google.cf/search*`
- `*://*.google.cg/search*`
- `*://*.google.ch/search*`
- `*://*.google.ci/search*`
- `*://*.google.co.ck/search*`
- `*://*.google.cl/search*`
- `*://*.google.cm/search*`
- `*://*.google.cn/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.co/search*`
- `*://*.google.co.cr/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.cu/search*`
- `*://*.google.cv/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.cy/search*`
- `*://*.google.cz/search*`
- `*://*.google.de/search*`
- `*://*.google.dj/search*`
- `*://*.google.dk/search*`
- `*://*.google.dm/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.do/search*`
- `*://*.google.dz/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.ec/search*`
- `*://*.google.ee/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.eg/search*`
- `*://*.google.es/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.et/search*`
- `*://*.google.fi/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.fj/search*`
- `*://*.google.fm/search*`
- `*://*.google.fr/search*`
- `*://*.google.ga/search*`
- `*://*.google.ge/search*`
- `*://*.google.gg/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.gh/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.gi/search*`
- `*://*.google.gl/search*`
- `*://*.google.gm/search*`
- `*://*.google.gr/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.gt/search*`
- `*://*.google.gy/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.hk/search*`
- `*://*.google.hn/search*`
- `*://*.google.hr/search*`
- `*://*.google.ht/search*`
- `*://*.google.hu/search*`
- `*://*.google.co.id/search*`
- `*://*.google.ie/search*`
- `*://*.google.co.il/search*`
- `*://*.google.im/search*`
- `*://*.google.co.in/search*`
- `*://*.google.iq/search*`
- `*://*.google.is/search*`
- `*://*.google.it/search*`
- `*://*.google.je/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.jm/search*`
- `*://*.google.jo/search*`
- `*://*.google.co.jp/search*`
- `*://*.google.co.ke/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.kh/search*`
- `*://*.google.ki/search*`
- `*://*.google.kg/search*`
- `*://*.google.co.kr/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.kw/search*`
- `*://*.google.kz/search*`
- `*://*.google.la/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.lb/search*`
- `*://*.google.li/search*`
- `*://*.google.lk/search*`
- `*://*.google.co.ls/search*`
- `*://*.google.lt/search*`
- `*://*.google.lu/search*`
- `*://*.google.lv/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.ly/search*`
- `*://*.google.co.ma/search*`
- `*://*.google.md/search*`
- `*://*.google.me/search*`
- `*://*.google.mg/search*`
- `*://*.google.mk/search*`
- `*://*.google.ml/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.mm/search*`
- `*://*.google.mn/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.mt/search*`
- `*://*.google.mu/search*`
- `*://*.google.mv/search*`
- `*://*.google.mw/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.mx/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.my/search*`
- `*://*.google.co.mz/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.na/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.ng/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.ni/search*`
- `*://*.google.ne/search*`
- `*://*.google.nl/search*`
- `*://*.google.no/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.np/search*`
- `*://*.google.nr/search*`
- `*://*.google.nu/search*`
- `*://*.google.co.nz/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.om/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.pa/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.pe/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.pg/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.ph/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.pk/search*`
- `*://*.google.pl/search*`
- `*://*.google.pn/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.pr/search*`
- `*://*.google.ps/search*`
- `*://*.google.pt/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.py/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.qa/search*`
- `*://*.google.ro/search*`
- `*://*.google.ru/search*`
- `*://*.google.rw/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.sa/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.sb/search*`
- `*://*.google.sc/search*`
- `*://*.google.se/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.sg/search*`
- `*://*.google.sh/search*`
- `*://*.google.si/search*`
- `*://*.google.sk/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.sl/search*`
- `*://*.google.sn/search*`
- `*://*.google.so/search*`
- `*://*.google.sm/search*`
- `*://*.google.sr/search*`
- `*://*.google.st/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.sv/search*`
- `*://*.google.td/search*`
- `*://*.google.tg/search*`
- `*://*.google.co.th/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.tj/search*`
- `*://*.google.tl/search*`
- `*://*.google.tm/search*`
- `*://*.google.tn/search*`
- `*://*.google.to/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.tr/search*`
- `*://*.google.tt/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.tw/search*`
- `*://*.google.co.tz/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.ua/search*`
- `*://*.google.co.ug/search*`
- `*://*.google.co.uk/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.uy/search*`
- `*://*.google.co.uz/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.vc/search*`
- `*://*.google.co.ve/search*`
- `*://*.google.co.vi/search*`
- `*://*.google.com.vn/search*`
- `*://*.google.vu/search*`
- `*://*.google.ws/search*`
- `*://*.google.rs/search*`
- `*://*.google.co.za/search*`
- `*://*.google.co.zm/search*`
- `*://*.google.co.zw/search*`
- `*://*.google.cat/search*`

### Content script matches

- `*.google.com`
- `*.google.ad`
- `*.google.ae`
- `*.google.com.af`
- `*.google.com.ag`
- `*.google.al`
- `*.google.am`
- `*.google.co.ao`
- `*.google.com.ar`
- `*.google.as`
- `*.google.at`
- `*.google.com.au`
- `*.google.az`
- `*.google.ba`
- `*.google.com.bd`
- `*.google.be`
- `*.google.bf`
- `*.google.bg`
- `*.google.com.bh`
- `*.google.bi`
- `*.google.bj`
- `*.google.com.bn`
- `*.google.com.bo`
- `*.google.com.br`
- `*.google.bs`
- `*.google.bt`
- `*.google.co.bw`
- `*.google.by`
- `*.google.com.bz`
- `*.google.ca`
- `*.google.cd`
- `*.google.cf`
- `*.google.cg`
- `*.google.ch`
- `*.google.ci`
- `*.google.co.ck`
- `*.google.cl`
- `*.google.cm`
- `*.google.cn`
- `*.google.com.co`
- `*.google.co.cr`
- `*.google.com.cu`
- `*.google.cv`
- `*.google.com.cy`
- `*.google.cz`
- `*.google.de`
- `*.google.dj`
- `*.google.dk`
- `*.google.dm`
- `*.google.com.do`
- `*.google.dz`
- `*.google.com.ec`
- `*.google.ee`
- `*.google.com.eg`
- `*.google.es`
- `*.google.com.et`
- `*.google.fi`
- `*.google.com.fj`
- `*.google.fm`
- `*.google.fr`
- `*.google.ga`
- `*.google.ge`
- `*.google.gg`
- `*.google.com.gh`
- `*.google.com.gi`
- `*.google.gl`
- `*.google.gm`
- `*.google.gr`
- `*.google.com.gt`
- `*.google.gy`
- `*.google.com.hk`
- `*.google.hn`
- `*.google.hr`
- `*.google.ht`
- `*.google.hu`
- `*.google.co.id`
- `*.google.ie`
- `*.google.co.il`
- `*.google.im`
- `*.google.co.in`
- `*.google.iq`
- `*.google.is`
- `*.google.it`
- `*.google.je`
- `*.google.com.jm`
- `*.google.jo`
- `*.google.co.jp`
- `*.google.co.ke`
- `*.google.com.kh`
- `*.google.ki`
- `*.google.kg`
- `*.google.co.kr`
- `*.google.com.kw`
- `*.google.kz`
- `*.google.la`
- `*.google.com.lb`
- `*.google.li`
- `*.google.lk`
- `*.google.co.ls`
- `*.google.lt`
- `*.google.lu`
- `*.google.lv`
- `*.google.com.ly`
- `*.google.co.ma`
- `*.google.md`
- `*.google.me`
- `*.google.mg`
- `*.google.mk`
- `*.google.ml`
- `*.google.com.mm`
- `*.google.mn`
- `*.google.com.mt`
- `*.google.mu`
- `*.google.mv`
- `*.google.mw`
- `*.google.com.mx`
- `*.google.com.my`
- `*.google.co.mz`
- `*.google.com.na`
- `*.google.com.ng`
- `*.google.com.ni`
- `*.google.ne`
- `*.google.nl`
- `*.google.no`
- `*.google.com.np`
- `*.google.nr`
- `*.google.nu`
- `*.google.co.nz`
- `*.google.com.om`
- `*.google.com.pa`
- `*.google.com.pe`
- `*.google.com.pg`
- `*.google.com.ph`
- `*.google.com.pk`
- `*.google.pl`
- `*.google.pn`
- `*.google.com.pr`
- `*.google.ps`
- `*.google.pt`
- `*.google.com.py`
- `*.google.com.qa`
- `*.google.ro`
- `*.google.ru`
- `*.google.rw`
- `*.google.com.sa`
- `*.google.com.sb`
- `*.google.sc`
- `*.google.se`
- `*.google.com.sg`
- `*.google.sh`
- `*.google.si`
- `*.google.sk`
- `*.google.com.sl`
- `*.google.sn`
- `*.google.so`
- `*.google.sm`
- `*.google.sr`
- `*.google.st`
- `*.google.com.sv`
- `*.google.td`
- `*.google.tg`
- `*.google.co.th`
- `*.google.com.tj`
- `*.google.tl`
- `*.google.tm`
- `*.google.tn`
- `*.google.to`
- `*.google.com.tr`
- `*.google.tt`
- `*.google.com.tw`
- `*.google.co.tz`
- `*.google.com.ua`
- `*.google.co.ug`
- `*.google.co.uk`
- `*.google.com.uy`
- `*.google.co.uz`
- `*.google.com.vc`
- `*.google.co.ve`
- `*.google.co.vi`
- `*.google.com.vn`
- `*.google.vu`
- `*.google.ws`
- `*.google.rs`
- `*.google.co.za`
- `*.google.co.zm`
- `*.google.co.zw`
- `*.google.cat`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: google.com, google.ad, google.ae, com.af, com.ag, google.al, google.am, co.ao, com.ar, google.as, google.at, com.au, google.az, google.ba, com.bd, google.be, google.bf, google.bg, com.bh, google.bi, google.bj, com.bn, com.bo, com.br, google.bs, google.bt, co.bw, google.by, com.bz, google.ca, google.cd, google.cf, google.cg, google.ch, google.ci, co.ck, google.cl, google.cm, google.cn, com.co, co.cr, com.cu, google.cv, com.cy, google.cz, google.de, google.dj, google.dk, google.dm, com.do, google.dz, com.ec, google.ee, com.eg, google.es, com.et, google.fi, com.fj, google.fm, google.fr, google.ga, google.ge, google.gg, com.gh, com.gi, google.gl, google.gm, google.gr, com.gt, google.gy, com.hk, google.hn, google.hr, google.ht, google.hu, co.id, google.ie, co.il, google.im, co.in, google.iq, google.is, google.it, google.je, com.jm, google.jo, co.jp, co.ke, com.kh, google.ki, google.kg, co.kr, com.kw, google.kz, google.la, com.lb, google.li, google.lk, co.ls, google.lt, google.lu, google.lv, com.ly, co.ma, google.md, google.me, google.mg, google.mk, google.ml, com.mm, google.mn, com.mt, google.mu, google.mv, google.mw, com.mx, com.my, co.mz, com.na, com.ng, com.ni, google.ne, google.nl, google.no, com.np, google.nr, google.nu, co.nz, com.om, com.pa, com.pe, com.pg, com.ph, com.pk, google.pl, google.pn, com.pr, google.ps, google.pt, com.py, com.qa, google.ro, google.ru, google.rw, com.sa, com.sb, google.sc, google.se, com.sg, google.sh, google.si, google.sk, com.sl, google.sn, google.so, google.sm, google.sr, google.st, com.sv, google.td, google.tg, co.th, com.tj, google.tl, google.tm, google.tn, google.to, com.tr, google.tt, com.tw, co.tz, com.ua, co.ug, co.uk, com.uy, co.uz, com.vc, co.ve, co.vi, com.vn, google.vu, google.ws, google.rs, co.za, co.zm, co.zw, google.cat
- This extension has medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

User feedback is mixed. Many users report the add-on hides Google AI Overviews and improves browsing on desktop Firefox when it works, sometimes outperforming other extensions. However, a majority also report it stops functioning after a few weeks, with Google updates or UI changes bypassing or breaking compatibility. Some reviews note partial removal (overviews hidden but summaries or gaps remain) and limited or no support on mobile. Overall, reliability is inconsistent and depends on ongoing maintenance against Google’s changes.

### Pros

- Hides Google AI Overviews from search results, reducing exposure to AI content.
- When functioning, works on desktop Firefox (PC) to remove AI overlays/noise.
- Seen as a better option than some other similar extensions by at least one user.

### Cons

- Frequent failures or inconsistent performance; the extension often stops working over weeks or months.
- Google updates or UI changes frequently bypass or disable the extension's functionality.
- Removal is partial: the AI Overview may be hidden but AI summaries or related content can remain or gaps appear.
- Not available or unreliable on mobile Firefox.
- New Google UI prompts (such as the AI features popup) require manual closing and can disrupt use.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/hide-google-ai-overviews)